One Step Ahead
He took his hand from mine
And a step ahead he went;
"Mama, I'm a big boy now,"
is what his gesture meant.
He climbed upon the steps
Of that yellow school bus,
He never made a sound,
He never made a fuss.
He looked back at me
With confusion on his face,
Kind of happy, kind of scared,
Of this new and different place.
He waved his hand at me,
As the bus began to go,
I waved back and forced a smile-
My heart was breaking so.
I watch 'til he was gone,
And then I turned to go
Back down that long and lonely road,
As tears began to flow.
I knew I was acting
Like one big silly fool,
But I'm a mother, it's my privilege-
My baby's gone to school.
Jeanie Scarborough
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